GEMS OF HOPE INC
EIN 20-3155610 · Cancer (G30)
What they do
GEMS of HOPE is A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION of BRINGING HOPE to CANCER PATIENTS and THEIR FAMILIES IN and NEAR THE CEDAR RAPIDS,IOWA AREA. HANDMADE CARDS WITH INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES and SCRIPTURE HOLD SINGLE PAIRS of BEADED EARRINGS or A BEADED BOOKMARK. LOCAL CANCER SURVIVORS, THEIR FRIENDS and FAMILIES MAKE THE BEADED EARRINGS/BOOKMARKS and THE MESSAGE CARDS. THESE CARDS ARE PLACED IN BASKETS IN THE ONCOLOGY AREAS of THE LOCAL HOSPITALS and AT ONCOLOGY OFFICES. EACH PATIENT is ENCOURAGED to LOOK THROUGH THE BASKET, READ THE CARDS and TAKE HOME THEIR CHOICE of CARD and EARRINGS/BOOKMARK AT NO CHARGE. for THE NON-EARRING WEARING PATIENT, A SERENTITY CIRCLE WITH INSCRIBED INSPIRATIONAL WORDS, SUCH AS "HOPE", "FAITH and STRENGTH or A KEYCHAIN WITH AN INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE ATTACHED to A HANDMADE CARD ARE GIVEN. THE INTENT is for THE PATIENT to PLACE THE CARD IN A FAVORITE SPOT IN THEIR HOME for THEIR INSPIRATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEKS and MONTHS of TREATMENT. THE GIFTS of HOPE: BOOKMA
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (14)
CAROL LAGNEAUXDIRECTOR
CINDY SALEPRESIDENT
DONNA HOBSONTREASURER
JARED JIRAKVICE PRESIDENT
JILL ROLOFFDIRECTOR
JOANNA MACHNOWSKIDIRECTOR
KATHIE CINKDIRECTOR
KATHY WAYCHOFFDIRECTOR
KELLIE LINDBLOMDIRECTOR
MATT TERPSTRADIRECTOR
NANCY YEISLEYDIRECTOR
REBECCA SKALSKYSECRETARY
SARAH BARRDIRECTOR
SUE WEHMEYERDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- 3316 RIVERBEND DR NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52411
- County
- Linn
- In care of
- CINDY SALE
- Primary officer
- CINDY SALE, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- SARGENT & FORTMANN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Cancer (G30)
- IRS tax category
- Cancer